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public discourse

Is the Lock Him Up Chant a decline in civility?

October 28, 2019 by Randal

Here is a link to a Twitter survey that I posted on the Lock Him Up chant: What do you think of the actions of baseball fans who chanted "Lock him up!" when Trump's presence was announced at the World Series game yesterday? — Tentative Apologist (@RandalRauser) October 28, 2019 And now for my thoughts: […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Donald Trump, public discourse, rhetoric

Does it degrade public discourse to call people buffoons, fools, and clowns?

May 22, 2019 by Randal

This article consists of an exchange I had on Twitter with a fellow named “Jar Jar” (whether the surname is “Binks” is TBD). Here’s my initial offending tweet: Remember when Trump said he hires only the best people? The sheer ignorance of #BenCarson is deeply distressing. #KatiePorter, on the other hand, is amazing. Once again, […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: persuasion, public discourse, rhetoric

Alex Jones on Piers Morgan: An amazing bit of television

January 8, 2013 by Randal

Whatever your view on guns in the hands of citizens, you’ve got to check out this amazing bit of television. Piers Morgan invites Alex Jones, one of the pro-gun fellows who is trying to get him deported, onto his television program. Poor Piers, he would have come out with fewer scrapes had he invited an […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: Alex Jones, guns, Piers Morgan, public discourse

Moral debate in a pluralistic world: A meandering conversation with Jerry Rivard

March 7, 2012 by Randal

This morning we are going to have a little discussion about moral epistemology. A few days ago I noted that on an externalist epistemology “you can know p without being able to show that p.” In other words, you can know that a proposition is true without being able to demonstrate the way you know […]

Filed Under: The Tentative Apologist Tagged With: atheism, epistemology, ethics, moral perception, morality, public discourse, theism

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